General Builder

Niyaa People; Andover; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van + fuel

40 hours per week

Temp-to-perm after 16 weeks

Job summary

Niyaa People are hiring a General Builder for a role covering Andover, offering £23 per hour plus company van and fuel. There is a pathway to a permanent salary of £36,000–£38,000 after 16 weeks.

The position focuses on reactive repairs across occupied social housing properties, requiring strong general building experience and confidence in multi-trade repairs. You will work across housing association properties, managing a busy workload with tenants, and you may need a DBS and a full UK driving

Qualifications

• Strong general building experience across reactive repairs in social housing.
• Experience carrying out general building and maintenance works.
• Ability to work in occupied properties and manage multi-trade repairs.

Responsibilities

• Complete reactive building repairs across occupied social housing properties.
• Carry out diverse general building and maintenance works.
• Undertake repairs to internal and external property features.
• Complete associated multi-trade repairs as required.
• Work across housing association properties with a professional approach.
• Manage a fast-paced workload and adapt to changing priorities.
• Minimise disruption when working with tenants.
• Carry out jobs safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Keep work areas clean and tidy; complete job sheets and paperwork.

Skills

General building experience

Multi-trade repairs

Reactive repairs

Customer-focused

Driving licence (6 points or fewer)

Job description

General Builder role covering Andover, paying £23 per hour + company van and fuel, with the opportunity to go permanent after 16 weeks on a salary of £36,000–£38,000.

This is a fast-paced reactive repairs role working across occupied social housing properties. You'll need to have strong general building experience and be confident carrying out a variety of building and multi-trade repairs, managing a busy workload and dealing professionally with residents.

I’d love to see CVs from anyone who has worked as a General Builder, Builder or Multi-Trade Operative.

As a General Builder, you will be:

• Completing reactive building repairs across occupied social housing properties.
• Carrying out a variety of general building and maintenance works.
• Undertaking repairs to internal and external property features.
• Completing associated multi-trade repairs where required.
• Working across housing association properties.
• Managing a fast-paced workload and responding to changing priorities.
• Working professionally with tenants and minimising disruption.
• Completing jobs safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Keeping work areas clean and tidy.
• Completing relevant job sheets and paperwork.

I’d love to speak to anyone who has:

• Strong general building experience.
• Previous experience working as a General Builder or in a similar maintenance role.
• Social housing experience is preferred, although similar domestic maintenance experience will be considered.
• Experience working in occupied properties.
• A background in reactive repairs and maintenance.
• The ability to carry out a variety of general building repairs.
• The ability to work quickly and independently.
• A professional and customer-focused approach.
• A full UK driving licence with 6 points or fewer.
• A DBS – if you don't currently have one, this can be arranged.
• Availability to start quickly.

The role is offering:

• £23 per hour
• Company van + fuel
• 40 hours per week
• Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm with 1-hour break
• No standard overtime or call-out requirement
• Temp-to-perm opportunity after 16 weeks
• £36,000–£38,000 permanent salary
• Long-term work across established housing association contracts

Location & travel

Based around Andover, covering housing association properties across the surrounding area.

Interviews

Interviews are being held Wednesday via Microsoft Teams.